Mastering sound tracks

[Vegas]

Hello Guys
i am working on the new song and it sounds pretty good in my home studio(Absolute Zero to monitor) but when i play it in my car sounds like s**t.Track is not very loud,sound is not FULL all around and most of it comes from the front speakers.What can i do to improve this or which plug ins use to correct this problem.I am using Cubase 5/32 and Wavelab.

take care
J

[Juho L]

Waves L2 Ultramaximizer does a pretty good job, but use it sparingly, unless you want a squashed track.

[Hollowcell]

i use the waves stuff too....but over using of compressors/maximisers to raise volume can result in losing dynamics.....

how about uploading your track so we can have a listen?

[Smag]

I used to have the Waves Ultramaximiser and thought it did a really good job, that was on my old PC though and I've since lost the disk it was on :cry: But Waves Optimiser which comes with Waves DSP effects is really good as well.

[Juho L]

I usually drive wide frequency spectrum tracks through four area compressor and basses and other simple tracks through simple compressor. Then I just add L2 that the track is squashed just a bit. This way the mix is good and clear (also remember to use panning and spare reverb).